Liver with fava beans, sleep well Clarice and have the lambs stopped screaming, are three of my favourite lines from the movie . Wow, what a quotable film!
I’m taking the day off and plan on scaring myself silly with this classic:
I remember seeing this in the theater. It is oft-quoted in our house.
Ridiculous but true - when we saw this, there were genuine police in the cinema searching for someone during the scene when Hannibal escapes from the courthouse
's an absolute classic. Manhunter & Hannibal too, in their own way. (not the others...)
This documentary reveals what life is like for a lot of Indigenous people in western Canada. NB - On a personal note, this subject matter holds a special place in my heart.
This documentary reveals what life is like for a lot of Indigenous people in western Canada. NB - On a personal note, this subject matter holds a special place in my heart.
Thanks for sharing this, Danielle. I just watched it.
I've lived in two places with terrible gang problems, Washington, DC and Albuquerque, NM. When I taught middle school in Albuquerque, I'll never forget my 13 yo student as large as a grown man who confided in me he wanted out of his gang. I didn't know what to tell him.
IMO, this piece gets it spot on. The common denominator is that gang members are desperate for the respect they are denied on a daily basis because of their culture and socioeconomic status. They are marginalized at every turn. They are seeking out a fellowship and positive identity. They aren't generally bad people, but they are usually in terrible circumstances and see no other way to get their needs met. NM also used to have "Indian schools" children were forced to attend. Disgusting.
This documentary reveals what life is like for a lot of Indigenous people in western Canada. NB - On a personal note, this subject matter holds a special place in my heart.
Thanks for sharing this, Danielle. I just watched it.
I've lived in two places with terrible gang problems, Washington, DC and Albuquerque, NM. When I taught middle school in Albuquerque, I'll never forget my 13 yo student as large as a grown man who confided in me he wanted out of his gang. I didn't know what to tell him.
IMO, this piece gets it spot on. The common denominator is that gang members are desperate for the respect they are denied on a daily basis because of their culture and socioeconomic status. They are marginalized at every turn. They are seeking out a fellowship and positive identity. They aren't generally bad people, but they are usually in terrible circumstances and see no other way to get their needs met. NM also used to have "Indian schools" children were forced to attend. Disgusting.
In my younger days, during political campaigns, I would go with a group of students (including our prof Jim Silver, who was featured in that documentary) door to door in the roughest part of town. Our purpose was to encourage First Nation People to vote, just to vote. Anyway, I’ll always remember this one guy who answered the door at one of the houses I visited. He was probably around 30, but looked much much older. He looked completely beaten down and just...had this dead look in his eyes. His house was literally falling apart, and the yard was full of junk. I could almost feel the despair and hopelessness of that situation , if that makes any sense. He looked at me and said “Look around you. What could any politician do to help me”! All I could do was nod in agreement.
In my younger days, during political campaigns, I would go with a group of students (including our prof Jim Silver, who was featured in that documentary) door to door in the roughest part of town. Our purpose was to encourage First Nation People to vote, just to vote. Anyway, I’ll always remember this one guy who answered the door at one of the houses I visited. He was probably around 30, but looked much much older. He looked completely beaten down and just...had this dead look in his eyes. His house was literally falling apart, and the yard was full of junk. I could almost feel the despair and hopelessness of that situation , if that makes any sense. He looked at me and said “Look around you. What could any politician do to help me”! All I could do was nod in agreement.
Wow. PM'ing you so as not to hijack this thread any more than I have already.
In my younger days, during political campaigns, I would go with a group of students (including our prof Jim Silver, who was featured in that documentary) door to door in the roughest part of town. Our purpose was to encourage First Nation People to vote, just to vote. Anyway, I’ll always remember this one guy who answered the door at one of the houses I visited. He was probably around 30, but looked much much older. He looked completely beaten down and just...had this dead look in his eyes. His house was literally falling apart, and the yard was full of junk. I could almost feel the despair and hopelessness of that situation , if that makes any sense. He looked at me and said “Look around you. What could any politician do to help me”! All I could do was nod in agreement.
Wow. PM'ing you so as not to hijack this thread any more than I have already.